My Story
I am a trained neuroscientist, cell biologist, and translational researcher. I’m also a Senior Principal Facilitator with the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) and the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER), where I lead in-person and virtual workshops for both mentors and mentees across career stages and disciplines nationwide.
I'm most passionate about establishing a new natural state and blueprint for my lineage and legacy with ease, joy, and abundance. As the first in my family to graduate from high school, I learned a lot on my own, through trial and error, and with the support of effective mentors on how to best navigate the higher education and life science career spaces. I never want anyone to navigate their educational or science career alone and am committed to sharing my path as a model of what’s possible. My mission is to build up leaders, early career scientists, and thriving employers in scientific fields through holistic, inclusive mentorship development.
Since 2016, I have worked with over 100 colleges, universities, non-profit organizations, federal agencies, medical institutes, and even those in the private sector to support culture shifts in work environments and to navigate conversations about culture, inclusivity, accessibility, and education for research scientists, executive leadership, students, and the general public. My curricular expertise includes Entering Mentoring, Facilitator Training for Entering Mentoring, and Culturally Aware Mentoring (CAM).
Learn more about my story in two beautifully featured interviews at CanvasRebel and The Petri Dish.
